Gasmate lantern problem
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013 at 23:37
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henno
Hey guys n gals. I have a problem with my gas mate LPG lantern. It attaches to a pole that sits on top of a 4.5kg bottle.
What it does, no matter what mantle I use, is blows a red flame out the top. It was working fine then just got a bit rusty with old age. It seems to get close to the glowing white light but a tiny touch on the adjustment knob and the glowing gives up and I get flame. I've let it run flat out for 15 minutes or so but it just persists with the flame thing.
A bit of googling doesn't show me anybody with this problem, just blockages. The same gas bottle on my two burner cooker gives a nice hot blue flame so I don't think it's gas impurity.
Cheers for any answers in advance. Great site by the way.
Mark.
Reply By: member - mazcan - Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:10
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:10
hi henno
the problem is in the rusty old pole section particles of gunk will keep coming through partly blocking the jet and/or blowing a small hole in the mantle which allows gas to burn raw and create the red flame
you can stuff around with it for days but the rust particles will keep coming out intermittently
been there done that
bite the bullet and replace the pole
you mentioned the bottle gives a nice blue flame on your 2 burner cooker that proves the problem is in the rusty old pole section
even if you run a pipe cleaner through the pole tube it wont stop the rust for ever
cheers
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Reply By: Ross M - Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 at 16:52
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 at 16:52
I would be checking the air mixing as it goes in to join the gas flow.
It seems your jet isn't blocked but is exceeding the air/oxygen supply necessary to keep the flame burning cleanly and because the airflow is restricted the flame goes red, incomplete combustion, cos it can't get enough air to match.
Spider or insect is the mixer section or dusty crap.
Mine has done that and it wasn't related to gas flow.
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Reply By: Andy D2 - Friday, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:20
Friday, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:20
Rust on the internal section of the pipe that leads to the gas lantern will only block the injector up, and even the slightest amount would do this as the injector is so small, sounds like the brass injector has been increased in size by cleaning or having a reamer inserted into the small hole to clean out the gunk that comes from the gas. This would increase the flow of gas therefore giving a carbonising or yellow flame effect, replace the nipple with a new component form a reputable supplier, of the top of my
scone I think the product number is an E Nipple, should come in a carded bag of 2 and be around $5....hope this helps
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